Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Glassworks (Expanded Edition)

Philip Glass, Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman
2003

By the 1980s, Philip Glass’ position as a leading figure in contemporary classical music was already firmly established, but his work had yet to make a major impact beyond that mainly niche community. Glassworks, released in 1982, was a deliberate attempt to capture a broader audience. While all six pieces on the album are relatively brief, they give an evocative overview of Glass’ soundworld at that period. The gently rippling piano figurations of “Opening” immediately cast a soothing, hypnotic spell, while the electrical pulsations of “Floe” exemplify Glass in dynamic motion. “Facades”, by contrast, exudes a vein of melancholy mined from his 1980 opera Satyagraha. The expanded edition of Glassworks includes movements from the dance piece “In the Upper Room”, a welcome addition to what remains a highly accessible introduction to Glass’ music.

Philip Glass
Glassworks
Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Philip Glass
Linda Moss, Philip Glass, Sharon Moe, Michael Riesman, Fred Zlotkin, Julian Barber, Al Brown, Larry Wechsler, Maureen Gallagher, Jon Gibson, Jack Kripl, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Seymour Barab, Richard Peck, Lois Martin
Richard Peck, Sharon Moe, Michael Riesman, Lois Martin, Julian Barber, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Al Brown, Larry Wechsler, Fred Zlotkin, Maureen Gallagher, Jon Gibson, Seymour Barab, Linda Moss, Philip Glass, Jack Kripl
Jack Kripl, Fred Zlotkin, Jon Gibson, Maureen Gallagher, Richard Peck, Lois Martin, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Sharon Moe, Michael Riesman, Al Brown, Larry Wechsler, Julian Barber, Linda Moss, Seymour Barab, Philip Glass
Al Brown, Larry Wechsler, Maureen Gallagher, Seymour Barab, Fred Zlotkin, Jack Kripl, Lois Martin, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Sharon Moe, Michael Riesman, Richard Peck, Jon Gibson, Julian Barber, Linda Moss, Philip Glass
Jon Gibson, Richard Peck, Maureen Gallagher, Al Brown, Larry Wechsler, Fred Zlotkin, Seymour Barab, Sharon Moe, Michael Riesman, Lois Martin, Linda Moss, Philip Glass, Jack Kripl, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Julian Barber
Philip Glass
In the Upper Room
Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble
Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble
Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman
Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman
Michael Riesman, Philip Glass Ensemble

29 September 2003 11 Tracks, 1 hour 2 minutes ℗ 1982, 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

RECORD LABEL

Sony Classical

Production

  • Philip Glass
    Producer
  • Kurt Munkacsi
    Producer